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Cornwall’s Ontario Hockey Academy (OHA)

Kicks off Another Season

By Molly Kett three meals, practice, and dry land.
Very structured and focused.”
ith a focus on education and According to Montana, this year
Wplaying excellent hockey, is full of gifted student-athletes for
the Ontario Hockey Academy both the male and female teams.
(OHA) is kicking off another year
of what is sure to be full of success The most difficult part of the
for all teams at the school. season, he says, will be the end of
it. “Watching our student-athlete
According to Pete Montana, population going home is always
female coach, female director the toughest part for them, and
and director of player personnel for our staff. We are a very small
at OHA, there is much to look Academy, as prep schools go,
forward to in this new school year and we’re non-traditional, so I
and season. think that helps lend to our overall

“Every year on both the male culture,” says Montana.
and female side, we have so many The best part of the season,
The 2017-18 OHA Junior Team Photo Submitted
student-athletes from all over Montana says, will be watching
Canada and the world. Watching student-athletes from more than 20 in Connecticut this weekend, so the young student-athletes succeed
them grow as young people, countries. OHA takes individual we’re on the ice and doing team both on and off the ice. “We have
students and athletes. How close development very seriously. We building off-ice, to prepare,” says more than 150 student-athletes
they become as friends. It’s always use the team model to help achieve Montana. “All the while, they still from all over the world. Seeing
pretty impressive.” those goals.” have to complete their school day. them achieve their goals never gets

According to Montana, the Preparing for the competition, They are a very special group. They old,” says Montana.
We can’t wait to see where the
biggest expectation for the students Montana says, starts day one. start at 7:30 am with their first class season takes the OHA teams this
is rooted in development, “Both in “On the female side, we’re in and don’t finish until 7:30pm after year. Good luck to all!
the classroom and on ice we have our first showcase tournament study hall. In the middle we fit in

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